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San Diego Comic-Con: Inside the Writers' Room with Mark A. Altman

July 17, 2018

If you notice fewer geeks, fangirls and nerds in your neighborhood this week, it could be because they’ve fled to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018 (SDCC). The convention is where comic book, movie and science fiction aficionados gather for fiv...

The Six Degrees of Collaboration

May 16, 2018

Film is commonly called a collaborative medium and with good reason.

Screenwriter Lessons from Writers of Philadelphia & Brokeback Mountain

April 9, 2018

Final Draft is proud to support the WGA West’s Groundbreakers Screening Series, highlighting screenwriters whose groundbreaking works made an impact and opened our eyes to personal and universal challenges. This month’s screening was a double feature...

Write On with WME's Head of Story, Adam Novak

February 23, 2018

Adam Novak is Head of Story at William Morris/Endeavor in addition to being a novelist. His latest book, Freaks of the Industry, explores the angels and demons of Hollywood.

Write On with our 2018 Hall of Fame Award winner, Howard A. Rodman

February 6, 2018

Howard A. Rodman, past President of the Writers Guild, West comes from a family of writers and entertainers; his father was a screenwriter, his mother a script coordinator and his step-mother a soap actress.

Screenwriting Role Models: Dan O'Bannon

April 20, 2017

Many talented people helped to make Alien a landmark film, but screenwriter Dan O’Bannon created the blueprint.

InkTip Film THE EYES Now In Theaters: Q & A with screenwriter Robert T. Roe

April 17, 2017

Robert T. Roe is a Portland-based screenwriter who wrote the limited location thriller, The Eyes. Robert's script was discovered on InkTip by producer Robbie Bryan with Good To Be Seen Films.

Former Big Break Finalists Talk Landing Jobs as Showrunner's Assistants on "Supernatural" and "The 100"

March 27, 2017

What is it like to be a Showrunners' Assistant on a hit show? 2016 Big Break finalists Meghan Fitzmartin and Paula Sabbaga take us behind the scenes of Supernatural and The 100, discuss their journeys from Big Break to The CW and remind us the import...

Reader Profile: Spotting a Unicorn: How to Stand Out From the Pack

March 14, 2017

FINAL DRAFT: How did you start out reading? READER: I was just out of college and running around Los Angeles making pennies as a Production Assistant on various film shoots, and needed a way to pull in a little more income. A friend at a production c...